Smart Card Authentication

To use smart card authentication, you must have the following:

CloudControl must be in Directory Service mode.
VMware SSO services must be installed and configured to run using an AD domain account, with the appropriate AD domain(s) as identity sources.
VMware vCenter Server services must be installed and configured to run using an AD domain account instead of a local computer account.
Configure the vCenter Server host to Use Pass through with HTCC Service Account authentication mode—see Supported Authentication Modes.

For details on VMware requirements, refer to the appropriate VMware vSphere documentation.